Gro USAV Grassroots outreach clinics

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Gro USAV Grassroots outreach clinics
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GRO- Coaching Principles

• The ball teaches the skill, the players teach the
  players,
• The Game teaches the Game
• Keep it simple
• More touches is best
• Practice what you play
• Feed forward
• Make kids talk, move
• FUN!!!

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GRO- Coaching Volleyball

• Nothing wrong with winning UNLESS it comes at the
  expense of learning the game
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• Are you reinforcing bad habits?
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• Three contacts is a goal every possession
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• Teach every athlete every skill
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• If they arent making mistakes, you arent
  coaching
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• Know your skill level, know your athletes
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• Open minds needed to open up their game- Goes for
  coaches too!

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GRO - TEACHING SKILLS

• Motor Programming- Show them, tell them, let them
  do it
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• Attacking
• Keys- Step close, ball over hitting shoulder,
  use arms, torque, GO GET the ball, high five the
  ball
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• Serving
• Keys- Simplicity! Step, toss high enough inside
  line, torque, high five the ball, dont lift
  trail leg
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• Passing
• Keys- Get stopped, wide base, hands and wrists
  together, firm platform, angle to target
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• Setting
• Keys- Take ball at hairline, right foot forward,
  push marshmallow off unicorn horn, finish
  superhero
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• Defense
• Keys- Stay low, the ball is coming to me, get
  stopped, get under ball, no ball is unplayable
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• Blocking
• Keys- Loaded to jump, big hands, extend palms
  over net, keep eyes open

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GRO- setting up practice

• Stretch or not to stretch? Condition or not
  condition?
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• Warm Up
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• Random practice like the game- No multi skilled
  drill lasts longer than 10 minutes
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• Touches busy players
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• Play, play, play, play, play, play, play, play,
  play, playoh yea, and play.
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• Mini Volleyball
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• Maxi Volleyball
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GRO-DRILLS

• Are they
• Game like?
• Fun?
• Full of touches?
• Transfer to your game?
• Scored?
•  Cooperative v. competitive
• The Machines 
• Wall work- setting, attacking, serving, passing 
• Butterfly
• The what-next series? 
• Servers v. passers 
• Queen of the court 
• Pass to self and hit
• Pass to self, set to self and hit
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GRO By Seasons end

• Do your players
• Execute the skills proficiently?
• Know how to rotate?
• Perform three contacts per possession?
• Overhand serve over the net?
• Know what to do next?
• Want to learn more?
• Want to teach their younger friends and siblings?
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• If Yes, Congratulations!
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